My opinion is that the word, "Hypnotherapy",
is incorrect. What it describes is a set of methods that can bring coherence to the
relationship between a person's conscious mind and their autonomic nervous
system which controls the physical body. Recent neurological research is
documenting the validity of techniques offered by practitioners of what has
become known as Behavioral Medicine*, or sometimes Mind-Body medicine. [My
blog:
Living Inside the Box -- The Body as Temple]

Life Performance enhancement hypnosis at home.Suitable for daily use.I recommend
"Optimal Test Performance" audio session for anyone in
"The School of Life.". For most
people I'd recommend this before beginning
therapy of any type, and then listen
after the therapy and see how your perception has changed.
I'm amazed at its appropriateness for many types of "tests" --
whether the test of illness, the test of rehabilitation, the test of
relationship, the testing of facing each day as it comes, or
academic performance and test-taking. Extra note: The
word "Performance" is not intended to make you freeze up about "not
being good enough" or "failing" to "make the grade." Rather, it
means the smooth and effortless performance as an elite expert who
is skilled in their main task -- managing their life, in all its
perfection and with all the welcome from the audience who appreciate
you.Click on this link or
picture for Marc Schoen, Ph.D. site.[Note: He
has removed that file and I have the original version. During
hypnotherapy programs in person, I may include listening to that as
part of the experience.]

All too often people are unaware of the
distinct difference between their conscious mind and their body with its
autonomic nervous system that has effects on the function of organs and
systems such as heart rate, digestion, fight/flight alert mechanism, etc.

Hypnotherapy helps to bring the body and mind
into a more coherent teamwork arrangement.

I have enjoyed my many experiences with
hypnotherapy, having been a registered hypnotherapist in Washington state
starting in the mid 1980s. Recent advances in neurobiology have brought
hypnotherapy to the front ranks of therapies that can be easily added to
integrative medicine programs. There are even resources for
self-hypnotherapy that can be purchased for home use.

I offer hypnotherapy as a focused method of
improving the communications between the inner automatic survival mechanisms
and the conscious mind. I practice what has been called "post-Ericksonian
hypnotherapy," keeping the patient's self-control as the focus of my work.

Other Techniques: I have been trained in EMDR
(a type of eye movement therapy) by Clancy McKenzie, M.D. I have been
trained in Mental Field Therapy by Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., Ph.D. (this
includes an eye movement therapy). Guided Imagery.
"Brain Health & Wellness"
technique of Charles Gant, M.D.

*Interview from: National Institute for the
Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine:

In addition to the classical hypnosis methods,
there are also the stereo and subliminal recordings of the Whole Brain
Learning Institute. I have used their products starting over 20 years ago.
They remain superb tools for you to use at home, work or on the go (as
appropriate for the purpose of the recording... some should not be used
while driving, for instance).